Laundry-tray faucet



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E. G. EVENSTA ET AL 'LAUNDRY TRAY FAUCET Filed Feb. 26, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 23, 1924.

UNITED STATS PATENT" OFFICE.

EDWIN G. EVENSTA AND HENRY J. ANDERSON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, AS- SIGNOBS TO E-Z MANUFACTURING CO., OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, A COR- PORATION OF MINNESOTA.

LAUNDRY-TRAY FAUCET.

Application filed. February 26, 1923.

Z '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWIN G. EvnNs'rA and HENRY J. ANDERSON, citizens of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Laundry-Tray Faucets; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to faucet-s of the type having swinging nozzles, and provides extremely simple and highly efficient means for detachably securing the same to a mul tiple compartment laundry tray. Said invention further provides a longitudinally extensible and contractible nozzle mounted for complete rotation over the laundry tray to which it is attached for delivery into any one of the several compartments of the tray and to be positioned to leave the tray free for the attachment of a Wringer thereto and for delivery from the nozzle into a receptacle at one side of the laundry tray, such as a washing machine, a pail, boiler, tub, or the like.

Generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings Fig. 1 is a view principally in vertical section showing the improved faucet at-' tached to a two-compartment laundry tray; Fig. 2 is a view principally in elevation with some parts sectioned on the line 2-2 of Fig. '1;

Fig. 3 is a view principally in plan, with some. parts sectioned on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. A is a modification showing a difierent water supply head, nozzle and attaching bracket;

Fig. 5 is a view principally in plan with some parts sectioned on the line 55 of i Fig. 6 isa view corresponding to Fig. 4

Serial No. 621,231.

but showing another form of water supply head; and

Fig. 7 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section showing another form of the attaching bracket.

The numeral 7 indicates a laundry tray which has two compartments located on opposite sides of a dividing partition 8. Referring first to the invention as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 41:, inclusive, the numeral 9 indicates a faucet head provided with a mixing chamber 10 which receives hot and cold Water, respectively, from depending water supply pipes 11 and 12. Applied to the delivery ends of the pipes 11 and 12 are nipples 13 aligned with nipples 14: formed with the head 9 and detachably connected thereto by unions 15. The nipples 14-. and chamber 16 have communication with the mixing chamber 10 through ports 17 nor mally closed by valve heads 18 on the inner ends of handle-equipped valve stems 19. These valve stems 19 have the customary screw-threaded engagement with stufiing boxes 20 applied to tubular extensions 21 on the head 9. At its central portion the faucet head 9 is provided with a depending nipple 22 into which the mixing chamber 10 empties, and which depending nipple terminates above the back of the laundry tray 7 at the partition 8.

A nozzle head 28 is provided with an upstanding nipple 24 aligned with the nipple 22 and detachably connected thereto by a union 25 which affords a swivel joint that connects the nozzle head 23 to the water supply head 9. Attached to the nozzlehead 23 is a longitudinal extensible and contractible nozzle 26 comprising telescopically connected pipe sections and stuffing boxes 27 which afford tight joints between the.

several sections of said nozzle to prevent leakage. tween the members of the nozzle 26 and also guide the sliding membersthereof, packings To further prevent leakage beend of the nozzle head 23 and journaled in a V bearing sleeve 31 formed with one of the members of a longitudinally divided attaching bracket 82 which rests directly on the back of the laundry tray 7. Below the hearing sleeve 31, the trunnion 30 is conically expanded, as indicated at 33, and mounted in correspondingly formed half seats 34 in the members of the brackets 32. In the lower end of the trunnion 30 is a polygonal socket 35 adapted to receive a wrench for screwing the trunnion 30 into the nozzle head 23 or removing the same therefrom. Formed with the nozzle head 23 is an annular flange 36 which extends over the upper end portion ofthe bearinig sleeve 31 to cover the joint between said bearing sleeve and nozzle head 23 and toprevent water from getting therein.

Formed with the members of the bracket 32, at each end thereof, is pair of depend ing clamping fingers 37 arranged to engage .opposite faces of the back wall oi the laundry tray 7. Hinged joints connect the two members of the bracket 32 with freedom to permit lateral ad ustment thereof and the opening and closing of the clamping 'ingers 37 onto the back wall of the laundry tray 4. Each of these hinge joints comprises a per forated upstanding lug 38 and a cooperating tongue 39 loosely extended therethrough. The hinge tongues 39 have uptuzned ends which engage the hinge lugs 38 to limit the separating movement of the members of the bracket 32. These hinge joints, l'iowever, may be separated by a folding movement of the members of the brackets 32 to separate the clamping fingers 37 and at the same time draw said members apart. The members of the bracket 32 are connected by a pair of draw bolts 40 loosely extended throughbores in one of the members of the bracket 32 and have screw-threaded engage-- ment with the other of said members to draw said members together and clamp the fingers 37 onto the back of the laundry tray 7.

Formed with the inner edge of one of the members of the bracket 32 is a pair of lugs 41arranged to engage the other member of said bracket and hold said members spaced, asshown in Fig. 3. These lugs 41 act as fulcrums during the clamping of the fingers 37 onto the laundry tray under the action of the draw bolts 40.

From the above description it is evident that the union 25 and trunnion 3O connect the nozzle head 23 to the water supply head 10 and bracket 32 for complete rotary movement between said head. and laundry tray 7 and support the nozzle 26 for complete horizontal swinging movement, whereby either of the compartments of the trays may be filled from said nozzle or said nozzle turned into a position over the back of the tray so as to be out of the way and permit the use of the full length or the partition 8 in attaching a wringer thereto which is especially important in narrow lanudry trays. Said nozzle may also be swung into a. position to discharge outside of the tray for use in filling a washing machine, pail, boiler, tub or the like.

Referring now to the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the nozzle head 42 is of the same construction as the nozzle head 23, and its upstanding nipple 43 is swivelled by a union 44 to a depending nipple 45 on a U- shaped water supply head 46 having unions 47, to which may be attached'hot and cold water faucets, notshown, Thenozzle head 42 supports a nozzle 48 for complete horizonal swinging movement over the laundry tray ,7. rktrunnion 49, identical with the trunnion 30, is attached to the nozzle head 42 and journaled in a. bearing sleeve 50 and seat 51 formed with an attaching bracket comprising acne-piece body plate 52 having pairs of clamping fingers arranged to loosely embrace the back of the laundry tray 7. The inner membeis of the fingers 53 are clamped onto the back of the laundry tray 7 by set screws 54 which have screwthreaded engagement with the outer fingers and impinge against said laundry tray.

The faucet and attaching bracket shown in Fig, 6 are identical with the construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5 with the exception that a T-shaped water supply head 4-6. to which may be attached hot and cold water supply faucets, not shown, is substituted for the water suppl), head 46, and its depending nipple is attached to the nozzle head 42 by the union 44.

The attaching bracket shown in Fig. 7 comprises a single fiat body plate 55 supported on and attached to the back of the laundry tray 7 by expansion bolts 56, and'has integrallyv formed therewitha bearingsleeve 57 and seat 58 adapted to receiveweither the trunnion 36 or the trunnion 49.

hat we claim is:

1. The combination with a water supply head, of a bearing adapted to be attached to a laundry tray, and a swinging nozzleequipped head having a trunnion journaled in said bearing and held thereby against removal therefrom, said two heads having nipples connected by a swivel joint.

2. The combination with a water supply head,of a bracket adapted to be attached to a laundry tray and having a seat and a bearing sleeve, and a swinging nozzleequipped head havinga trunnion journaled in the bearing sleeve and provided with an expanded portion mounted in said seat for holding the trunnion against removal from the bearing sleeve, said two heads having nipples connected by a swivel joint.

3. ..he combination with a water supply head, of a two-part clamping bracket adapted to be attached to a laundry tray, one member of said bracket having a bearing sleeve, and a nozzle-equipped head having a trunnion journaled in said sleeve, said two heads having nipples connected by a swivel joint.

4. The combination with a water supply head, of a two-part clamping bracket adapted to be attached to a laundry tray, said bracket having formed with the two members thereof cooperating hali seats, a bearing sleeve formed with one of the members of the bracket, and a swinging nozzleequipped head having a trunnion journaled in said bearing sleeve and provided with an expanded portion mounted in said half seats, said two heads having nipples connected by a swivel joint.

5. The combination with a water supply head, of abearing adapted to be attached to a laundry tray, a swinging nozzlecquipped head, and a trunnion having screwthreade'd engagement with said nozzleequipped head and journaled in said bearing, said trunnion having a socket for the application of a wrench, said two heads having nipples connected by a swivel joint.

6. The combination with a water supply head, of a bracket adapted to be attached to a laundry tray, comprising a two-part body having depending clamping fingers, draw bolts connecting the members of said body, and a swinging nozzle-equipped head swivelle'd to the water supply head and bracket.

7. The combination with a water supply head, of a bracket adapted to be attached to a laundry tray, a two-part body, the

members of which are connected by a hinge joint and provided with depending clamping fingers, draw bolts connecting the members of said body, and a swinging nozzleequipped head swivelled to the water supply head and bracket.

8. The structure defined in claim 7 in which the members of the hinge joint are separable.

9. The combination with a water supply head, of a bracket adapted to be attached to a laundry tray and comprising a longitudinally divided body, the members of which are connected by a separable hinge joint and provided with depending clamping fingers, means holding the members of the body laterally spaced with freedom for movement on their hinge joint, draw bolts connecting the members of said body, and a swinging nozzle-equipped head swivelled to the water supply head and bracket.

10. The combination with a bearing sleeve adapted to be attached to a laundry tray, of a water supply head above the bearing sleeve, and a swinging nozzle-equipped head between the bearing sleeve and water supply head and having a trunnion journaled in the bearing sleeve, said head having a depending flange surrounding the upper end of the bearing sleeve, said two heads having nipples connected by a swivel joint.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

EDWIN G. EVENSTA. HENRY J. ANDERSON. 

